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Ill get rid of the restrictor this weekend and let everyone know! I really appreciate all the help! Both hoses were building pressure. My money is now on a junk radiator and thinking of going with a Smiths.

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It sounds like to me that the radiator is getting plug up I use to take a garden hose to flow test all radiators before using them, 1/2 or 5/8 inch garden hose with 60 lbs of water pressure stuck into the upper radiator hose(radiator out of the car) with the radaitor cap on and the lower hose off and turn the faucet on full blast, if the water ran out of the bottom outlet as fast or faster than the hose forced the water in for 3 to 5 minutes I figured the radaitor was good If it backed up and started coming out of the top hose hole in three minutes or less, it went to the radaitor shop for cleaning out or a new core That test was recommended to me by a very good old radaitor guy, he said always test it that way before bringing it to me